County council to discuss Dakota Pacific project on Wednesday

A visualization of the proposed Dakota Pacific development in 2021, looking south. Photo: Dakota Pacific Real Estate

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — On Wednesday at 4 pm, the Summit County Council will be holding a work session to discuss the Dakota Pacific project and the Tech Park development agreement at Kimball Junction.

Proposed is a mixed-use development of over 1.7 million square feet, west of SR 224 and the Kimball Transit Center near the Skullcandy building. On Wednesday, the council will be discussing the timeline of the project. Public hearings will be scheduled in the future.

In 2008, Summit County acquired the space and designated the area as a research park, solely for high-paying tech jobs. In the years since the acquisition, only two buildings have been constructed — the Skullcandy HQ and the Park City Visitors Center.

There has been a lot of public criticism of the proposed project, specifically regarding the increased traffic congestion the development would bring.

You can watch the meeting over Zoom or on Summit County’s Facebook page.

Here are the details of what is being proposed according to the staff report:

• 1,100 residential units — 336 of which would be deed-restricted workforce housing. In the report, there is a proposed “waterfall provision,” which would give preference to occupants that work in Park City and Summit County. 55 Base units @ 30% – 50% AMI (area median income), 201 Moderate units @ 40%-80%, and 80 Attainable units @ 100%-120% AMI.
• 180 units would allow nightly rentals
• Phase 1 of the project would involve constructing an 85,000 square feet medical office building.
• Phase 2 is currently under discussion, it would involve commercial and housing construction
• “Developer shall construct and implement the traffic measures with the development of Phase II and shall cooperate with the County and UDOT to support and implement the UDOT Project”
• “It is recognized that major changes to the Kimball Junction I-80 interchange and State Route 224 may be made by UDOT. The Kimball Junction Area Plan Level 2 Solution Alternative 3: Grade Separated Intersections with Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Facilities at Ute Blvd. and Olympic Parkway and Alternative Connections to the I-80 Interchange, is the desired long-term solution (the “UDOT Project”). The UDOT Project is currently on UDOT’s long-range plan. In order for the County to accelerate the timing of the completion of the UDOT Project, UDOT will require local financial and other participation. Funding for an Environmental /Assessment was approved during the 2021 Legislative Session for the Kimball Junction Interchange. The Parties believe an opportunity to elevate and accelerate UDOT focus on regional transportation investments, and specifically on the UDOT Project, to meet the County’s needs is beneficial to all parties and is a substantial community benefit. To help create that opportunity, Developer commits to participate”
• “Developer shall construct and maintain an internal trail system with connections from the Mixed Use Project to the Kimball Junction Town Center located on the Eastern side of SR-224. Such trails will provide connections between the Mixed Use Project and the other retail commercial facilities within the Kimball Junction Neighborhood.”
• “Developer shall construct pedestrian and bike friendly pathways; outdoor fitness facilities that may include various stations for step-ups, leg-raises, push-ups, chin-ups, bar jumps and sit-up as and generally located in a fitness trail area; a dog park for the use of those living within the Mixed Use Project; a community garden; convenient access to transit, including bus shelters and bicycle stands; greenways; and a community plaza as generally shown on the Master Plan.”